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CITIC Social Sciences Humanities Brand "Insight City-State" launched a new book list in October, giving you unlimited energy! Here's harvard press's exemplary work "Harvard History of China", there is a two-time Pulitzer Prize (non-fiction category), "history writer as an artist" Barbara W. Tuchman's portfolio of works, there is "Machiavelli Quotes" that has benefited the political and business community a lot through 500 years, there is the New York Times bestseller "Everyone Has Paranoia", there is a very unserious but very reliable hilarious art history picture book "Art Tips" series, there is "Selfish Gene" After Dawkins's First Choice for Evolutionary Theory Classics Blind Watchmaker"...
Whether you want to read history books, thought books, art books or popular science books, the book artists of "Meet the City-State" will do their best for you ↓
History:
Harvard History of China (6 volumes), Barbara W. Tuchman (6 volumes), First Salute: The American Revolution from Another Perspective, Distant Mirror: The Turbulent 14th Century, Proceedings of Foolish Government: From the Trojan Slaughter to the Vietnam War, Spanish Civil War
Thoughts:
Quotations from Machiavelli, Philosophers of The World: Albert Herchmann's Journey to Odyssey, Dongjian Series: In Search of Wealth and Strength: Yan Fu and the West, Dongjian Series: Between Tradition and Modernity: Wang Tao and the Late Qing Reforms
Art:
"Carving", "Everyone has paranoia", "Men's Clothes in the Picture Frame", "First Sight of the Louvre", "Art Material: Circle of Friends of Impressionists", "Art Material: The Legend of the Renaissance Masters"
Science:
The Blind Watchmaker: The Secret of Life's Natural Selection
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History class
Harvard History of China (6 volumes)
Exemplary work by Harvard University Press
It represents the new achievements of the world's Chinese history research in the past 50 years
Authoritative, concise, clear and unique new general history of China
The six volumes of Harvard History of China were published simultaneously
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The six-volume series of "Harvard History of China", led by the internationally renowned sinologist Professor Bu Zhengmin, brings together three well-known sinologists, William Luo, Lu Weiyi and Dieter Kuhn, to gather the latest western research results in Chinese history in the past half century, subvert the traditional Chinese history narrative mode with a global historical vision and scientific knowledge, and devote ten years of work to writing, which is the multi-volume general history of China that best represents the new achievements and standards of Chinese history research in the West for half a century after "Cambridge History of China".
The Harvard History of China series stands in the turbulent 21st century, rewriting the "History of World China" from the perspective of global history and guiding the world to rethink the current China. From the unification of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC to the end of the Qing Dynasty in the early 20th century, the series of books is divided into six imperial eras - the classical era of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the great division of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the world empire Tang Dynasty, the social transformation of the Song Dynasty, the rise and fall of the Yuan and Ming Empires under the influence of climate change, and the Qing Dynasty, which has achieved great achievements and unprecedented grandeur, and then stringed together the ups and downs of the glory and disgrace of Chinese civilization in 2000.
The Harvard History of China series is a set of authoritative, concise, clear and unique new general history of China that gives public readers an authoritative, concise, clear and unique general history of China. The Harvard History of China series has received many praises after its publication, known as the "gold standard of multi-volume Chinese history", which can be called the exemplary work of Harvard University Press, and has been designated as a textbook for Chinese history courses by dozens of world-renowned universities such as the University of Chicago, Cornell University, the University of British Columbia, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the City University of Hong Kong.
Works by Barbara W. Tuchman (6 volumes)
"Historical Writer as an Artist"
Twice-winner of the Pulitzer Prize (Nonfiction)
The pinnacle of narrative history writing, easy to read history books
The Works of Barbara W. Tuchman (6 volumes)
The eminent historian Barbara M. W. Tuchman advocated history as a readable story, calling himself a "writer on the subject of history" and being hailed by Fairbank and others as "historians as artists". Winner of the Pulitzer Prize twice, her work has been hailed as one of the best historical works of the 20th century.
The series includes: Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945, Tower of Pride: Portraits of the Prewar World, 1890-1914, The Craft of History: Tuchman on History, First Salute: The American Revolution from An Alternative Perspective, Mirror from afar: The Turbulent 14th Century, The March of FoolishNess: From the Trojan Slaughter to the Vietnam War
First Salute: The American Revolution from another perspective
The First Salute: The American Revolution from Another Perspective
In this work, the author writes about the American Revolution from a new perspective, and her pen is not only Washington, Green, Morgan and the soldiers who fought in blood, but also the frustration and decadence of the British generals, and the help of France and the Netherlands to the United States for their own complex reasons. In the words of George Washington, America "seems to have been designed by God specifically to show the greatness and happiness of mankind"; but we must not forget that between truth and endless error, the constraints of reason are eternal.
Mirrors from Afar: The Turbulent 14th Century
Mirrors from Afar: A Turbulent 14th Century
Europe in the 14th century contained two conflicting images: an era of crusaders, cathedrals, and chivalry, and a world plunged into chaos and mental anguish. In addition to the Black Death, this era also endured the scourge of war, heavy taxes, forced thieves, corrupt government, rebellion, and church division. In addition to these historical events, Tuchman also touched the texture of medieval family life, and she made this history closer to the reader than ever before with her unique way of writing.
Yu Zheng March : From Trojan Slaughter to Vietnam War
The March of The Fool: From the Trojan Slaughter to the Vietnam War
If the politicians in the tragedies of history were not so stupid, would the vanished world be a different story?
Ignoring viable alternatives and insisting on policies that are at odds with one's own interests is foolishness. From this, the authors examine four historically famous and typical government follicles. In this book, With his consistently detailed narrative and text with tension and sense of scene, Tuchman reproduces the characters, scenes and events that are either tragic or absurd.
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War broke out in the 1930s, when the situation in Europe was in turmoil, and a series of events that followed became the trigger for World War II. The book presents the original picture of the most important war in Europe at that time from a new perspective, describing the intricate origins of the civil war, the collapse of the Spanish Republic, and the outbreak of the only workers' revolution in the history of Western Europe. Stanley Payne not only explained the characteristics of the Spanish Revolution and the interlocking republican policies, but also examined the formation of Franco's counter-revolutionary dictatorship. Payne focused on the war's multiple meanings and understanding of it, exploring why it provoked a backlash at the time and long afterwards. The book also analyzes the war itself and its place in the history of military development from the perspective of military history, explains the non-intervention policy of the democratic countries, as well as the role of the intervention of Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union, summarizes the impact of the civil war on European affairs, and places it in the picture of the revolutionary civil war of the 20th century from a comparative perspective.
Thought class
Quotes from Machiavelli
It has benefited political and business leaders for 500 years
The essence of thought, the fastest way to understand Machiavelli thought
Small and exquisite, easy to carry, two-color printing, elegant and generous
Quotes from Machiavelli
Ms. Shiono Shino, the author of "The Story of the Romans", has studied all of Machiavelli's works, and from several important works such as "On the Monarch", "On Livy", and "The Art of War", she has refined the essence of the sentences, translated and arranged them, and for the first time completely condensed Machiavelli's thought in the form of "quotation style".
In today's business age, Machiavelli's ideas are given new values. Recommended by Harvard Business School as one of the 100 must-read books for political and business leaders, recommended by Fortune magazine as one of the 75 must-read books for business, and listed in the must-read classic book list of management, it is one of the must-read books for successful entrepreneurs and the world's top CEOs, and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman lists it as an eternal classic. Jobs, who built Apple, also understood the Machiavelli philosophy. It can be said that today's business operators can not read management books, but must read Machiavelli.
Philosopher of the World Invasion
The Philosopher Of Accession: Albert Herchmann's Journey to Odyssey
Hirschmann has been called "one of the great intellectuals of our time" by the Nobel laureate in economics, Amatia Sen. In his eulogy, Francis Fukuyama said: "What Hirschmann leaves us with is not data or microscopic results, but larger concepts that continue to influence the way we think about development and public policy." ...... There is no development economist like Albert Hirschmann. "Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso was deeply influenced by it. Hirschmann's life experience is also very legendary. This book is the first long biography of Hirschmann's extraordinary life, and it looks at the story of the twentieth century through the lens of Herchmann, the philosopher of the World Invasion, a shrewd and passionate observer.
The Quest for Prosperity: Yan Fu and the West
A figure standing between East and West
A classic work on the history of modern Chinese thought
The famous work of Mr. Schwartz, the "Scholar of Scholars"
The biography of Yan Fu, the first Chinese translator of Western thought
"Dongjian Series: Seeking Wealth and Strength: Yan Fu and the West"
This book is a well-known and widely influential work by the famous American sinologist Schwartz who studied the history of modern Chinese philosophy and political thought. With his unique perspective and approach, the author has reacquainted people with Yan Fu as a fascinating critic of Western thought. The author points out that Yan Fu, standing on the position of traditional Chinese culture that has not undergone modern changes, immediately discovered and grasped the theme of "collective ability" expounded in European works, and found at least two secrets in European thought, that is, giving full play to people's full ability and the public will to guide them to serve collective purposes
The Tokan Series Between Tradition and Modernity
Between Tradition and Modernity: Wang Tao and the Late Qing Reforms
"Between Tradition and Modernity: Wang Tao and the Late Qing Reform" takes Wang Tao, an important historical figure who stood between tradition and modernity and had an influence on the thinking of Sun Yat-sen, Kang Youwei, Zheng Guanying, Wu Tingfang and others, as a research center, exploring his participation in the rebellion and reform in the late Qing Dynasty and the introduction of modern thought into China, perspective, display and analysis of the changes in late Qing Thought, political situation and society, and the earliest proposal of the "coastal" and "inland" problems of modern China. It provides a new way to explain the interaction between tradition and modernity in modern China.
Art
Heartfelt
"Carved Heart"
The book is divided into six parts, namely the beginning, life, imagination, new life, soul, glory of the six chapters, both the identity of the printmaking artist Nagai Kazumasa, his life perception and understanding of the world into the painting, with a short and powerful text to tell his summary of his creative career, the understanding of imagination and his book can be said to be his collection of works, but also his creative life summary with painting, such as: "The so-called happiness is a luxury that cannot be achieved if life is not burned to the maximum". The so-called life is based on the death of other lives, life is infinitely mysterious, but it also carries karmic obstacles" "If everything in the world is light, then the fear of darkness will gradually pass away, and how can a flat life give birth to art" "The heart and hands are connected, and the beautiful things depicted in the hands must come from the accumulated heart", "Even if it is only a little feeling, a momentary thinking, even if it is only recognized by one person, creation has its meaning." ”
Everyone has delusions
New York Times list bestseller
Nominated for the 2016 American Comics Highest Honor, the Eisner Award
"Everybody Has Paranoia"
Entering the elevator fantasy that the elevator is broken and falling rapidly.
Turned off the TV and lay on the bed worried that Sadako would crawl out.
Go to the toilet at night afraid to put out a hand in the toilet.
Fantasizing that everything around you is dreaming, and that you are actually lying in bed and sleeping.
……
Do these inexplicable thoughts appear in your mind every day and inadvertently torture you? It doesn't matter, you've never been alone. Crooked nuts have big brain holes!
The manga is a collection of 101 odd delusions. At first, the author Fran Klaus just drew a comic of the incomprehensible strange ideas he was worried about and posted on the Internet, which attracted the attention of many netizens. More and more netizens began to send their delusions to the author after seeing it, so there was this interesting book "Everyone Has Paranoia". Of the more than 100 works, each depicts a funny and somewhat absurd picture that everyone has ever had:
"When I sleep, I always carefully place my arms and legs to prevent them from sticking out of the bed. I'm afraid there's a guillotine up there, waiting for the moment when my curiosity floods."
"I ran hard and finally caught the train. But as soon as I got on the train, I started to worry that I shouldn't have caught up, and the next stop on the train would crash."
This book shows people's fears and worries in the heart of the caricature, which makes people can't help but feel: "Hey! Turns out everyone is the same! ”
Men in the picture frame
"The Man in the Picture Frame"
The way to appreciate famous paintings can be described as varied. But kyoko Nakano's appreciation of your famous paintings must have a new perspective. Have you ever noticed the costumes and jewelry of the characters in the picture? They convey a wonderful message, which not only reflects the superb skill of the painter, but also arouses our infinite imagination. Whether it's historical celebrities or no-names—what kind of world they were in at the time, what kind of emotions they lived with, the clothes they wore were important clues that gave us a glimpse into the unique landscape of that era.
"Clothing represents everything more than looks." Nowadays, Zuckerberg, even if he wears the same gray hoodie and jeans as passers-by, will be immediately followed by paparazzi when he goes out on the street, but for a long time in the past, the princes and nobles and the rich, do not dress like peacocks, walking on the street will not recognize them at all. Clothing represents class, status, property, and rights, highlighting the significance of social class. However, the research on women's clothing is already a bit tiresome, so let's discover the mystery of men's clothing, which is not at all fun than women's fashion!
In order to wear large legs, men invented high heels; for the luxury brought by fur, ninja fleas also had to wear?! 30 anecdotes and famous paintings, leading readers to read through the thousand years of men's fashion in the shadow of the clothes.
The highest state of men's clothing is military uniform, especially the military uniform of the Napoleonic era.
Isn't the value of popularity in being able to endure all kinds of inconveniences?
More golden sentences are all in "Man In the Picture Frame"!
First sight of the Louvre
"First Sight of the Louvre" is an excellent guidebook to the Louvre. Art history writer Kyoko Nakano, with the heart of a scholar and the pen of a craftsman, has carefully selected 17 famous paintings that cannot be missed in the vast Art Collection of the Louvre, leading readers to appreciate the artistic charm of the paintings in the Louvre Collection, making you truly worth the trip.
There are 17 chapters in the book, in each chapter, in addition to the carefully selected painting in the Collection of the Louvre, the author will also start from this painting, the comparison of related works, the ups and downs of the painter's fate, the intriguing stories outside the painting, each painting is a wonderful journey of art history.
A large number of high-definition treasured pictures of famous paintings, detailed map guide, as if facing the famous paintings.
Art Material: The Circle of Friends of Impressionist Painters
Kyoko Nakano recommends
Interesting and informative primer for Impressionism
It includes representative works and related works of each Impressionist painter
Art Material: The Circle of Friends of the Impressionist Painters
In the history of painting art, the "Impressionism", which was born in the second half of the 19th century, although it is not very long, occupies a pivotal position. Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh... Even if you don't know what Impressionism is, you must have heard these thunderous names. Impressionist exhibitions were always unprecedented, and the works were repeatedly sold at sky-high prices. But what exactly is Impressionism and why is Impressionist painting so sought after? What past did the Impressionists have in love and killed each other? It all starts with Monet's Sunrise Impressions...
Why are Impressionist paintings not accepted by mainstream paintings? "Because the painting is too rough..."
Manet: Never participated in an Impressionist exhibition, but he was the boss of Impressionism all his life
Van Gogh: Before becoming a painter, he was a good employee of a fairly reliable gallery until he fell out of love
Cézanne: With one apple, I shook the whole of Paris
Manet, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Degas, Van Gogh, Morisso... It collects the representative works and related works of each impressionist painter, and the popular illustrator Sugi Quanmei Fanzi brings you a fun and unprecedented "Impressionism" big coffee biography!
Artistic Material: The Legend of the Great Renaissance
Full five-star rating on Amazon Japan
Interesting and informative primer for the Renaissance
It includes masterpieces and related works of Renaissance digital masters
"Art Material: A Biography of the Great Masters of the Renaissance"
The great artist of the 16th century, George Vasari, wrote a huge work called "The Biography of the Artist". In this work, he first used the word "Renaissance" and recorded many anecdotes of artists active in the Renaissance, which was the first art history in Europe.
This book is based on this great "Biography of Artists" as a reference, and the history of the Renaissance and the unique personalities and stories of various artists are easily presented in the form of illustrations. In the era of the Renaissance, which is full of flowers, in addition to the three great masters of the Renaissance that we are familiar with, there are many wonderful big people. Brunelleschi, who erected the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and was proud of his talents, Uccello, who was fascinated by the "law of far and near", Philiplip Lippi, who was a monk but eloped with a nun... Under the pen of Japanese illustrator Sugi Quanmei Fanko, these "ancient super celebrities" are no longer out of reach, it turns out that they are like us, ordinary people with moods and sorrows, seven passions and six desires...
"The business card of the Renaissance" Botticelli: the artist's appearance is responsible, and the love is a beautiful teenager!
Da Vinci, an all-powerful genius who strives to explain everything in the world: half-hearted, the goal achievement rate is beyond the bottom!
God-like being, genius sculptor Michelangelo: I hate Leonardo da Vinci!
A special history of the Renaissance, the true face of the artistic giants!
Science class
Blind Watchmaker: The Secret of Life's Natural Selection
Dawkins' primer on evolution after The Selfish Gene is the first-choice classic
Desmond Morris, author of Naked Ape, created the cover image
The famous biological anthropologist Wang Dao also taught handwritten translation
"If you only read one book about evolution in your lifetime, read this one!"
As early as the 18th century, the theologian Perry used the "watchmaker" as a metaphor for the evolution of living things - just as a delicate and complex thing like a watch can never be created out of nothing and suddenly appeared, for creatures whose complexity far exceeds that of watches, it is bound to be deliberately created by skillful hands. However, Dawkins's genius challenged this notion, arguing that the evolution of species had no special purpose, that the secret of natural selection of life stemmed from accumulation, and that if nature was likened to a watchmaker, it could only be a "blind" watchmaker.
After The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins, the world's leading scientist and great evolutionary biologist, swept the world and became the standard introductory book on evolution.
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